Violence among British football fans on streets of Porto
“Violent confrontations between British fans” in Porto ahead of the Champions League game between Chelsea and Manchester City on Saturday are being reported in Portuguese newspapers this morning. But in
Another two weeks of ‘calamity’: Portugal’s government adjusts deconfinement
The municipalities of Arganil and Golegã have found themselves ‘pushed backwards’ in terms of deconfinement today as Portugal’s Council of Ministers has decided on the latest ‘lay out’ for the
Government announces civil requisition of SEF to break next week’s Portuguese airport strike
The government has announced a civil requisition of SEF airport staff to ensure the strike threatening to ‘ruin the summer’ cannot go ahead. Breaking the news this afternoon, interior minister
Europe’s heads of diplomacy in Lisbon to discuss sanctions against Belarus
An informal meeting today in Lisbon of Europe’s foreign ministers due to discuss how to apply “economic and sectorial sanctions” against Belarus, following the regime’s ‘institutional hijacking’ of a Ryanair
More than 400 pupils sent home due to test result that ‘hasn’t arrived’
The mere fact that one teacher has taken a Covid test (on the basis that she is feeling unwell) has been enough for health authorities in Évora to send over
Another day with no Covid deaths: Lisbon leads way with new cases
Another day with no Covid deaths in Portugal has seen a total of 572 new cases, the majority (+264) in Lisbon. With experts and all the data pointing to massively
Portugal’s Covid lethality down to 1 death in every 200 positive cases
Portugal’s Covid lethality rate has “fallen drastically” to 0.5%, translating to one death in every 200 positive cases. This is the ‘good news’ of the day, and follows President Marcelo’s
PSD leader categorically sidelines right-wing ‘pretender-to-power’ CHEGA
PSD leader Rui Rio used his moment on the podium at the latest convention of MEL – the movement for Europe and Liberty – to ram home the message to
PM wants businesses to candidate for Brussels’ bazooka funding
PM António Costa has asked Portugal’s business community to start preparing their candidacies for funding under the terms of Brussels’ ‘bazooka’, the Plan for Recovery and Resilience. “Not believe this
Self-scheduling vaccination platform opens to over-50s
With 16% of the country now fully vaccinated, and vaccines arriving thick and fast, the DGS health authority self-scheduling platform is opening up from today for the over-50s, reports SIC